Clark Housing Authority offices closed a half-day Monday in memoriam for William Means Brown, 76, who passed away the previous Friday.
Services were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. in Palm Chapel, Las Vegas, with the Rev. Douglas Harrell, Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment was in Palm Mauseleum.
Mr. Brown, a retired electrical engineer, served without pay for more than 21 years as a member of CCHA and became its chairman in 1947. He was presented a plaque for his years of service.
He was honored with a banquet last December when he retired from the organization.
He had been a Nevada resident since 1912 when he came to Ely and worked for the Nevada Consolidated Mining Co.
In 1932 he moved to Las Vegas to do construction work on Hoover Dam.
During World War I he was electrical superintendent while the Basic Magnesium plant was being built.
Mr. Brown joined the Housing Authority in 1947 and during his term as chairman, the U.S. government relinquished Victory Village and Carver Park intending to tear than down. Instead they were kept open to provide for low-cost homes for servicemen.
On Feb. 15 of this year Mr. Brown received the Nevada Savings & Loan Association "Outstanding Citizen" award.
He is survived by his wife, Mattie, Las Vegas; three daughters, Norma Ball, Las Vegas, Alice Lukens, Mass., and Sherry Tompkins New York; a sister. Marion Blackledge, Long Beach, Calif, and eight grandchildren.
Services were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. in Palm Chapel, Las Vegas, with the Rev. Douglas Harrell, Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment was in Palm Mauseleum.
Mr. Brown, a retired electrical engineer, served without pay for more than 21 years as a member of CCHA and became its chairman in 1947. He was presented a plaque for his years of service.
He was honored with a banquet last December when he retired from the organization.
He had been a Nevada resident since 1912 when he came to Ely and worked for the Nevada Consolidated Mining Co.
In 1932 he moved to Las Vegas to do construction work on Hoover Dam.
During World War I he was electrical superintendent while the Basic Magnesium plant was being built.
Mr. Brown joined the Housing Authority in 1947 and during his term as chairman, the U.S. government relinquished Victory Village and Carver Park intending to tear than down. Instead they were kept open to provide for low-cost homes for servicemen.
On Feb. 15 of this year Mr. Brown received the Nevada Savings & Loan Association "Outstanding Citizen" award.
He is survived by his wife, Mattie, Las Vegas; three daughters, Norma Ball, Las Vegas, Alice Lukens, Mass., and Sherry Tompkins New York; a sister. Marion Blackledge, Long Beach, Calif, and eight grandchildren.
Clark Housing Authority offices closed a half-day Monday in memoriam for William Means Brown, 76, who passed away the previous Friday.
Services were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. in Palm Chapel, Las Vegas, with the Rev. Douglas Harrell, Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment was in Palm Mauseleum.
Mr. Brown, a retired electrical engineer, served without pay for more than 21 years as a member of CCHA and became its chairman in 1947. He was presented a plaque for his years of service.
He was honored with a banquet last December when he retired from the organization.
He had been a Nevada resident since 1912 when he came to Ely and worked for the Nevada Consolidated Mining Co.
In 1932 he moved to Las Vegas to do construction work on Hoover Dam.
During World War I he was electrical superintendent while the Basic Magnesium plant was being built.
Mr. Brown joined the Housing Authority in 1947 and during his term as chairman, the U.S. government relinquished Victory Village and Carver Park intending to tear than down. Instead they were kept open to provide for low-cost homes for servicemen.
On Feb. 15 of this year Mr. Brown received the Nevada Savings & Loan Association "Outstanding Citizen" award.
He is survived by his wife, Mattie, Las Vegas; three daughters, Norma Ball, Las Vegas, Alice Lukens, Mass., and Sherry Tompkins New York; a sister. Marion Blackledge, Long Beach, Calif, and eight grandchildren.
Services were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. in Palm Chapel, Las Vegas, with the Rev. Douglas Harrell, Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment was in Palm Mauseleum.
Mr. Brown, a retired electrical engineer, served without pay for more than 21 years as a member of CCHA and became its chairman in 1947. He was presented a plaque for his years of service.
He was honored with a banquet last December when he retired from the organization.
He had been a Nevada resident since 1912 when he came to Ely and worked for the Nevada Consolidated Mining Co.
In 1932 he moved to Las Vegas to do construction work on Hoover Dam.
During World War I he was electrical superintendent while the Basic Magnesium plant was being built.
Mr. Brown joined the Housing Authority in 1947 and during his term as chairman, the U.S. government relinquished Victory Village and Carver Park intending to tear than down. Instead they were kept open to provide for low-cost homes for servicemen.
On Feb. 15 of this year Mr. Brown received the Nevada Savings & Loan Association "Outstanding Citizen" award.
He is survived by his wife, Mattie, Las Vegas; three daughters, Norma Ball, Las Vegas, Alice Lukens, Mass., and Sherry Tompkins New York; a sister. Marion Blackledge, Long Beach, Calif, and eight grandchildren.
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